La Compagnie du Verre, selected, took up the challenge of this theme by drawing its inspiration from the family tree of its craftsman, Thomas Arnal, where we find Gaston Arnal, a cabinetmaker from the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, who designed and made, about 100 years ago, a piece of furniture for his graduation competition at the Ecole Boulle. Thomas, who inherited the piece of furniture that had suffered a little from the ravages of time, decided to give it a new lease on life: it is therefore a resource that he draws from, with an eco-responsible spirit of “sustainability”.
To remain in phase with the history of the furniture and to keep its original spirit, Thomas Arnal chose to keep the patterns, but replacing some of its elements with his favorite material, glass, to which he obviously applies the techniques of his trade: UV gluing, shaping, engraving and splitting.
Sketch by Alizé Arnal
